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in november, many were good paying jobs. 40,000 in education and health care. 27,000 manufacturing jobs added. 17,000 construction jobs. >> now we are getting consistent job reports plus 200 and that is positive and positive not only for the economy but it should be forpositive for people should start to feel generally better that conditions are, in fact, improving. >> reporter: on closer look, the unemployment rate for adult men at 6.7%. for women, 6.2%. but the numbers are higher for african-americans and teenagers but they -- >> it's quite clear the u.s. economy pays attention to what washington is doing but this is an unpredictable business and makes it interesting but it makes it hard to know sort of what washington does in the next week, months, or year. what that means for sort of how much the economy can recover and at what rate. >> reporter: while there may be political uncertainty, for the time being, there is only good news for those like recent college grad eddie christian who just landed his first job. >> i look at this as sort of a career, not just a job. >> reporter: now
in november, many were good paying jobs. 40,000 in education and health care. 27,000 manufacturing jobs added. 17,000 construction jobs. >> now we are getting consistent job reports plus 200 and that is positive and positive not only for the economy but it should be forpositive for people should start to feel generally better that conditions are, in fact, improving. >> reporter: on closer look, the unemployment rate for adult men at 6.7%. for women, 6.2%. but the numbers are higher...
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backdrop of 2% decline across higher education, we had a 3% increase in enrollment. really a 5% swing. where the students come from, how were they prepared in those markets and we also looked at markets where we thought we should have more students coming, but we weren't seeing that volume. we really had a strong outreach. we also had a lot of engagement once students were accepted. we divided up our orientation cycle. there was a will the more student engagement. that has resulted and we've seen it go into this year as well. we are well ahead in terms of this moment. we think that will happen at a record year. >> at howard and other historically black colleges and universities, what's the key to stemming the loss of students to other top schools that are really aggressively, actively going after them? >> sure. we have to maximize the value proposition. regardless of how it came about, whether it was through the land grab, we have to maximize what the for today's student and compete on that same playing level that those students are competing on. we have to improve o
backdrop of 2% decline across higher education, we had a 3% increase in enrollment. really a 5% swing. where the students come from, how were they prepared in those markets and we also looked at markets where we thought we should have more students coming, but we weren't seeing that volume. we really had a strong outreach. we also had a lot of engagement once students were accepted. we divided up our orientation cycle. there was a will the more student engagement. that has resulted and we've...
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course, but the concern is how this country will accommodate the vast majority of unemployed, under educated and many uneducated in that 18 to 35 age group. >> reporter: thanks s great te you. >> david gregory making a rare sunday appearance in new york hosting meet the press this morning from new york. we have been hearing further plans from president obama, former president clinton and carter. what will the role be at the events? >> to be there to pay tribute and give it the sense of moment that it deserves. and i think for all of them at different levels, president bush who i covered did not have the closest relationship with mandela but respected him. president obama in a unique way encouraged to go see him when he is still a senator. mandela encouraged to meet with up and coming star in politics. for our president to be so moved by mandela, to really have his own place in a civil rights struggle against apartheid. >> when it comes to president obama's presence on the international stage this potential for comprehensive agreement with iran yesterday. it could be worse. when it comes to t
course, but the concern is how this country will accommodate the vast majority of unemployed, under educated and many uneducated in that 18 to 35 age group. >> reporter: thanks s great te you. >> david gregory making a rare sunday appearance in new york hosting meet the press this morning from new york. we have been hearing further plans from president obama, former president clinton and carter. what will the role be at the events? >> to be there to pay tribute and give it the...
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. >>> sobering news today on where the united states ranks when it comes to education. last year more than a half million students from 65 countries took a two hour test for international student assessment and the u.s. ranked 36th overall and even more troubling since 2009, the country's rank in math, science and reading have all dropped. teens in shanghai china scored the highest. >> who has the foulest mouths in the land? according to a new study, it's the people in the state of ohio. a marketing firm analyzed more than 600,000 phone calls from the last 12 months. mostly calls from consumers to businesses and the results show that people in the buckeye state wear more often. maryland and new jersey were next on the list. meantime people in washington state are the least likely to let a four letter word fly. >> nice. >> now back to willie and al. >> down in math and reading but we're up in swearing. fantastic. coming up next, the daily habits putting you at risk for the flu. >> all that after your [ laughter ] he loves me. he loves me not. he loves me. he loves me not
. >>> sobering news today on where the united states ranks when it comes to education. last year more than a half million students from 65 countries took a two hour test for international student assessment and the u.s. ranked 36th overall and even more troubling since 2009, the country's rank in math, science and reading have all dropped. teens in shanghai china scored the highest. >> who has the foulest mouths in the land? according to a new study, it's the people in the state...
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it says babies can clay and learn using education apps but they fear parents will use it as a babysitter. fisher price says parent dos have the option of using the product without the ipad. is is the same thing people say about movies. my nieces, if they wch nemo one more time. that's the debate. >> but i bet your nieces aren't strapped in. >> wn it's right here. >> that baby has no choice. >> but if youe putting educational things on it. >> it'still e habit of having the visual right re and not engaging or reading a book. >> are we not embracing technology? none of us still use the brick cell phone. >> your baby starts ordering stuff from amazon. >> i d't know. i don't know. >> speaking ofipads, president obama has o but there's another amevice he is not even allowed to use. >> am not allowed for security reasons to have an iphone. i have noticed thatsash aa an and meliapend a lot of time on it. >> the president is a famously loyal customer. >> so why does the leader of the free wor carry around a device from 2007? because the super secure blackberry is extremely difficult to hack into.
it says babies can clay and learn using education apps but they fear parents will use it as a babysitter. fisher price says parent dos have the option of using the product without the ipad. is is the same thing people say about movies. my nieces, if they wch nemo one more time. that's the debate. >> but i bet your nieces aren't strapped in. >> wn it's right here. >> that baby has no choice. >> but if youe putting educational things on it. >> it'still e habit of...
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so giving them food and aid and education literacy when poverty strikes or disaster. >> there's a couple of others. >> international rescue committee. an international organization. their mission is to help people like refugees that have to escape their homeland. anyone stricken with poverty who has a crisis after a hurricane or earthquake and over 90% of every dollar that they receive actually goes to those missions. >> earth works is another one. this is an environmental organization. they are dedicated to clean water, corporate accountability and healthy communities. and the last one we all know is the michael j. fox foundation for parkinson's research. they have been around for over ten years. they raised close to $115 million toward parkinson's research and, again, 90 cents or more per dollar toward the foundation. >> how do you know that $90 cents per dollar? do they advertise? are they saying we donate 90% of the funds to the actual cause? >> the charities should be transparent about how their money gets allocated. i check out all of these websites. there's a link you can go and f
so giving them food and aid and education literacy when poverty strikes or disaster. >> there's a couple of others. >> international rescue committee. an international organization. their mission is to help people like refugees that have to escape their homeland. anyone stricken with poverty who has a crisis after a hurricane or earthquake and over 90% of every dollar that they receive actually goes to those missions. >> earth works is another one. this is an environmental...